metropolis
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Washington countered with a vision bearing the confident stamp of the Great Society era in American politics—the belief that a complex metropolis could still be shaped, and improved, by comprehensive design.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It’s a tale of the immense challenge of uniting this vast, sprawling metropolis of nearly 10 million people around an overarching vision of what public transit should look like and where it should go.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Years of congestion in the gridlocked metropolis have given rise to a booming sector of motorcycle taxi drivers, weaving through car traffic.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
When he returned to the U.S. in the early 1880s, Woods settled in Cincinnati, an industrial metropolis, and began inventing in earnest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
He planted the offices in the midst of this black metropolis, rolled up his sleeves, and went to work.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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